Sen. Ted Kennedy

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Session tally: Energy and environment hits, misses and almosts

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For those pursuing energy and environmental initiatives, this legislative session was already heading toward half-a-loaf results before the budget impasse erupted. In the end there were big wins, big losses and everything in between. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Environment, Acadia Center, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, electricity, Environment Connecticut, Long Island Sound, renewable energy, Rep. James Albis

Connecticut looking for new ways to fund its parks

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Faced with a $2 million dollar cut to the Connecticut parks budget, the legislature is considering a new funding model. With 140 state parks and forests, the state is poised to join a trend among states of cobbling together park funding from an array of sources. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Environment, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, Connecticut state parks and forests, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Environment committee, Eric Hammerling, Friends of Connecticut State Parks, motor vehicle